The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has announced the appointment of a new 8-man senior management team following the assumption of office of Bashir Bayo Ojulari as the new Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO).
A statement by NNPC’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi O. Soneye, said the team which will be headed by the GCEO consists Rowland Ewubare as Group Chief Operating Officer; Adedapo Segun as Group Chief Financial Officer; and Olalekan Ogunleye as Executive Vice President Gas, Power & New Energy.
Other members of the team includes; Udy Ntia as Executive Vice President Upstream; Mumuni Dangazau as Executive Vice President Downstream; Sophia Mbakwe as Executive Vice President Business Services; and Adesua Dozie, as Company Secretary & Chief Legal Officer.
He noted that all appointments are with immediate effect.
Meanwhile Ojulari has stated that the objective of his management will be to consolidate on the successes of his predecessor, Mele Kyari, and take the company to the next level.
Ojulari, who spoke during a brief handover ceremony at the NNPC Towers yesterday, commended Kyari for his contributions to the growth of NNPC Ltd and his sterling service to the nation.
He said though the targets set for his management were quite challenging, he would be relying on the cooperation of the management and staff of the company, as well as the counsel of his predecessor to achieve the target.
“I will be counting on your support. I will need it. I will be coming around to seek your counsel,” Ojulari told Kyari.
Earlier in his remarks, Kyari congratulated Ojulari and thanked the Management and staff of the company for their support while in office.
Kyari pledged to do everything in his power to support the new Management to succeed, stressing that he was only a call away.
Recall that Kyari was first appointed as Group Managing Director (GMD) of NNPC on July 7, 2019, by President Muhammadu Buhari. He completed his four-year term and was reappointed by President Tinubu on October 16, 2023, before his removal on April 2.
